Citing “improving market sentiment,” Tim Gitzel, president and chief executive officer of the Canadian uranium mining company Cameco, announced on February 9 the planned restart of operations at the McArthur River mine in Saskatchewan.
Cs-137 sealed source found in Western Australia
Australian emergency services has located the lost sealed source, the BBC reported early February 1.The cesium-137 capsule, part of a density gauge used at Rio Tinto’s Gudai-Darri mine in...
THOR puts fast reactor fuel to the test in U.S.-Japan TREAT collaboration
Researchers at Idaho National Laboratory have completed initial testing on a newly developed fuel test capsule that is expected to provide crucial performance data for sodium-cooled fast...
The mystery of the hidden uranium: Elementary, my dear Watson?
The discovery of a small amount of uranium inside a package of scrap metal bars at Heathrow Airport in London has raised a number of puzzling questions that are being investigated by Scotland...
Looking back at 2022—October through December
Another calendar year has passed. Before heading too far into 2023, let’s look back at what happened in 2022 for the American Nuclear Society and the nuclear community. In today's post that...
NRC accepts TRISO-X application for 30-month review, with RAIs on deck
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has accepted an application from X-energy's fuel subsidiary, TRISO-X LLC, for a proposed TRISO-X Fuel Fabrication Facility (TF3) in Oak Ridge, Tenn., X-energy...
DOE-NE opens HALEU Consortium with focus on information exchange
The Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy announced December 7 that its new HALEU Consortium is open for membership. And not just from U.S. enrichers, fuel fabricators, and others...
Centrus signs to complete HALEU demo in 2023 as the DOE prepares draft RFP
Centrus Energy confirmed on December 1 that its wholly owned subsidiary American Centrifuge Operating signed a contract with the Department of Energy, which was first announced on November 10,...
Got Fuel? Prospective HALEU enrichers and buyers talk goals and timelines
Whether commercial demand for high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) fuel ultimately falls at the high or low end of divergent forecasts, one thing is certain: the United States is not ready...
Two reports agree: Diverse advanced reactor fuel cycles can succeed
Advanced reactors and small modular reactors with strikingly different coolants and sizes offer an array of different benefits, but when it comes to fuel cycle issues, including spent fuel and...
Virginia Uranium’s new owner hopes to wait out mining moratorium
Consolidated Uranium plans to acquire Virginia Energy Resources, which owns Virginia Uranium and the Coles Hill Uranium Project, an undeveloped uranium deposit that sits under about 3,000...
